The Industrial Revolution

An increase in the efficiency of transportation, manufacturing and communication was caused by...

• the anti-slavery movement

• technological innovations

• a decrease in taxes

• an expansion of white male suffrage

The opportunity for jobs due to an increase of factories being built in the cities led to...

• less immigration

• the growth of plantation farming in the north

• a decrease in slavery in the South

• rapid urbanization

This event served as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution in the United States.

• War of 1812

• Nullification Crisis

• Revolutionary War

• French and Indian War

The Industrial Revolution impacted women's role in society by enticing them to leave their homes and begin...

• voting in presidential elections

• leading the abolition(anti-slavery) movement

• working in factories

• running for political office

Economic opportunities in factories led to an increase in population in what type of areas?

• rural areas

• urban areas

• agricultural areas

• mountain ranges

Which of the following groups of people most contributed to urbanization and industrialization?

• immigrants

• slaves

• Native Americans

• fur trappers

Chinese and Irish immigrants contributed to the the industrial revolution by...

• creating economic policies for the federal government

• participating in the slave trade

• starting plantations

• building railroads

What factors led the North to develop a manufacturing economy and the South developing into an agricultural economy?

• The government designated the regions' economies.

• Slavery was needed more in the north.

• Geographical characteristics determined how the regions could make money.

• The soil made it impossible to grow crops in the South.

This invention sped up business operations by allowing for instant long-distance communication between businesses and customers.

• telegraph

• steel plow

• steamboat

• cotton gin

Which of the following inventions contributed most to efficient transportation of goods and a decrease in prices?

• printing press

• telegraph

• steamboat

• cotton gin